Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

QOTW: Can You Stay As a Visitor While Processing a Hong Kong Work Visa Application?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

Lots of visa gossip and rumours in Hong Kong and we can safely add the following question to that bucket… QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK Processing a Hong Kong work visa application… At the time when a Hong Kong visa agent submits an employment visa application on my behalf, is it then in fact considered problematic […]

2015 Hong Kong Immigration Policy Update – New ASSG Visa for A-B-Cs

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New ASSG Visa for A-B-Cs! On February 10, 2015 I gave a talk at www.centreo.hk on my interpretation of the immigration policy changes announced by CY Leung earlier in January. In this segment I discuss what we know about the new visa programme designed for foreign born, second generation offspring of Hong Kong Chinese permanent […]

2015 Hong Kong Immigration Policy Update – Capital No Longer Required – Why Was the CIES Suspended ?

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PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the New CIES Policy Our original commentary on the sudden January 2015 suspension of the legacy CIES examined Chief Executive CY Leung’s decision to halt passive wealth immigration. At the time, the government determined that importing passive capital—heavily concentrated in real estate […]

Hong Kong Immigration Policy Changes – Discussion on RTHK Radio 3 – January 2015

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The timing for my most recent visit to see Phil Whelan on Morning Brew was opportune as it was just a few short days after CY Leung announced there are to be changes in how Hong Kong’s immigration policy is to be configured commencing Q2, 2015. You can listen to our complete discussion of these […]

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Hong Kong Immigration Policy Changes 2015 – Security Bureau Report to Legco – Rationale for the New Measures

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, VG Front Page / 4 responses

More information on the Hong Kong Immigration Policy Changes 2015  front is starting to emerge. LEGCO PAPER  LC Paper No. CB(2)654/14-15(05) c  elaborates on the Security Bureau’s initiatives in the 2015 Policy Address and Policy Agenda. The Annex is especially helpful on the rationale for the changes being introduced and I’m starting to get the sense that it’s […]

Hong Kong Immigration Policy Changes – Enhancement Measures to Make Things a Bit Easier

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes, VG Front Page / No responses

Now that the dust has settled on the news of the suspension of the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme as at yesterday, it’s now worth having a look at additional Hong Kong immigration policy changes which await us and serve to lay the foundation for the next phase in Hong Kong’s economic development. PRACTICE UPDATE: How […]

How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – 2 – Policy

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 3 responses

I have given this talk around town for the last couple of years now and so pleased to finally add it to our coverage of the Hong Kong investment visa. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Editorial Standard: This lecture dissects the statutory foundation of the […]

The Sorry Saga of Hong Kong Employment Visas for the Food & Beverage Industry Here

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I was delighted to be invited onto the Sizzle & Fry show with Jason and Janice recently… We talked in detail about the perennial problem of staff shortages in the food and beverage industry here and why the situation never seems to get any better… More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting The Hong Kong […]

The Hong Kong Employment Visa In Detail – Video Presentation by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza

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Everything you wanted to know about the Hong Kong Employment Visa – but were afraid to ask! On March 21, 2014 I gave a presentation at the Chinese Club entitled Business Immigration to Hong Kong – A Practical Guide. This segment discusses the visa type widely applicable to foreign national employees seeking to work in Hong Kong. […]

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – August 2014

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Phil took me off the path of immigration on RTHK Radio 3  earlier this week and got me talking about creative disruption and the Hong Kong Visa Centre business model! You can listen to our complete discussion here. Phil hangs out on his Morning Brew Facebook page which I recommend you check out and Like! More Stuff You Might […]

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